TheUSA Rugby2018-2019 season is upon us! If you’re not fit and ready for it
you’ll most likely discover that sad fact on Saturday, this first, RugbyDay.

Women’s Premier
League: Glendale Merlins host league-leading Berkeley All Blues down the Kettle
at Infinity, 5pm, Saturday 9.8 – as must-win a match for the Merls as it gets
in the early seasonal goings;

Men’s D-1: not
until January;

Women’s D-1: Glendale
Merlins host Black Ice, 2:30pm at Infinity;

Men’s D-2: Bit of
a modification in the league complexion; Glendale have dropped out, leaving a
handful of stalwarts, but Denver MisFits, a newly-registered, Front Range side,
will play a provisional D-2/D-3 schedule.

Denver Barbarians v Denver Highlanders at The Jake, 1pm on
Saturday 9.8: an engagement with the USA Rugby reigning National Champions
never an easy go. This one should prove no different. Barbos are big, strong
and looking to defend the title; Highlanders were promoted from D-3 last season
and faired reasonably well, but this fixture, one mighty ask; the Men in Green,
phoenix-like, rose from the ashes of an abysmal, 1-11-0, D-2 competition in ’15-’16
to best the Best in ’17-’18 on their run to the National Championship in June; the
Big Bang;

Denver Harlequins host Boulder Rugby at Cook Park’s “Cooker”
rugby ground, nooner, Saturday, 9.8; Boulder were middle of the pack on the
table in ’17-’18 and will be looking to improve on that placement; Harlequins
will undoubtedly proffer a dull surprise for their guests in response; I’ll be
there… you?

Men’s D-3: possibly
the most competitive of the divisions, MD-2 has five clubs at table as well; (2017-2018
table points in parentheses)